Identifying Minimizing Measurement Invariance Among Intersectional - The Alignment Method Applied to Multi-Category Items

This Element demonstrates how and why the alignment method can advance measurement fairness in developmental science. It explains its application to multi-category items in an accessible way, offering sample code and demonstrating an R package that facilitates interpretation of such items' multiple thresholds.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Formal Presentation of Psychometric Models; 3. Empirical Example; 4. Discussion.

Summary

This Element demonstrates how and why the alignment method can advance measurement fairness in developmental science. It explains its application to multi-category items in an accessible way, offering sample code and demonstrating an R package that facilitates interpretation of such items' multiple thresholds.

Foreword

This Element demonstrates how and why the alignment method can advance measurement.

Product details

• Authors: Ariel M. Aloe, Rachel A. Gordon, Rachel A. (Northern Illinois University) W Gordon, Gordon Rachel A., Hai Nguyen, Tianxiu Wang
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009357746
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0935774-6
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Research Methods for Developmental Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological testing & measurement, Psychological testing and measurement